Just about made it with jam that's popular (6,2)
I believe the answer is:
scrape in
'just about made it' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'jam that's popular' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'jam' could be 'scrape' (I've seen this before) and 'scrape' is found in the answer.
'popular' could be 'in' and 'in' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'with' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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